Change in minimum river flow in Malta
Malta: Change in minimum river flow was 20.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Malta, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Malta stood at 20.6%.
The figure is down 34.9% on the previous year and up 144.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Malta peaked at 65.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -62.2%, in 2005.
Malta ranks 48th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -62.2% | — |
| 2006 | -46.1% | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -168.0% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +51.8% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -52.7% |
| 2012 | -53.4% | -322.1% |
| 2013 | -34.5% | -35.4% |
| 2014 | -46.8% | +35.9% |
| 2015 | -39.4% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | -25.9% | -34.3% |
| 2017 | -25.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -163.4% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +144.4% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | -51.7% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -34.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 20.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.8%. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 20.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.5%. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -322.1% | 24.0% | -53.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.0% | -62.2% | 38.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | -9.5% | -53.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 20.6% | 65.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Malta?
- Change in minimum river flow in Malta was 20.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.2% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Change in minimum river flow (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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